Google Proposes Innovation in Radio Spectrum Auction — Google filed a proposal on Monday with the Federal Communications Commission calling on the agency to let companies allocate radio spectrum using the same kind of real-time auction that the search engine company now uses to sell advertisements.

Success for Everest mobile effort — A British climber has set a world record by making a mobile phone call from the top of Mount Everest. — In the early hours of 21 May, Rod Baber made two calls from the mountain's north ridge. — In the first call Mr Baber described the view …

Google, Salesforce.com Discuss Alliance — SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com Inc.'s stock price climbed by more than 4 percent Monday in response to a report that the online software pioneer is poised to team up with Internet search leader Google Inc. in a double-barreled attack on Microsoft Corp.

Introducing Google's online security efforts — Online security is an important topic for Google, our users, and anyone who uses the Internet. The related issues are complex and dynamic and we've been looking for a way to foster discussion on the topic and keep users informed.

Post-winHEC Post — WinHEC 2007 seems to have gone well. UMPC exposure was pretty-decent. Bill Gates showed off UMPCs in his keynote. I presented a session on UMPCs (somewhat ambiguously titled 'UMPC Ecosystem' - I'll post a link to the slides when they become public) …

Are Facebook widgets on the way? — Facebook, which says it's making a big announcement this week, is trying to keep details under wraps. But that hasn't stopped the Internet's rabid gossip mill. — Last month, word began to circulate that Facebook was working on a deal to introduce third-party widgets …

ARIN: It's time to migrate to IPv6 — Today, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) published a resolution its Board of Trustees had passed on IP number availability. In short, the resolution says that since IPv4 addresses are running out, ARIN should "take any and all measures necessary …

BREAKING: Is XM down? — Seems like there's a massive outage going on with XM right now. Reports have been coming in like crazy, and I myself in NYC haven't been able to get signal since about 12-noon. — UPDATE: Reportedly one of the satellites (SAT1) is down, and all of the repeaters are down due to a "software update."

MyPunchbowl: The Algorithm Schedules Your Event — eVite has been a target of several startups over the past year. Sites like Skobee or Renkoo have differentiated themselves by helping plan the casual outings for drinks or dinner. Socializr is taking a social networking approach.

Death knell tolls for 17-inch iMac — Apple's pending iMac update will spell the end of the day for the 17-inch iMac, the most affordable computer in the line. The refreshed iMac, currently on track to arrive by the end of June according to sources, will feature just 20- and 24-inch models.

Second Life gets a Bay State boost — Virtual world taps local technology — Second Life will soon be getting a second wind, with the help of some Bay State-bred technology. — Linden Lab, the San Francisco firm that created the popular online community, has acquired Windward Mark Interactive LLC …

Long Live the News Business — If the Internet crashed permanently tomorrow, I'd be thrilled. Still, the sky-is-falling view of the news business is way off the mark. — When I joined The Washington Post as a reporter in 1969, hardly anyone I knew in the news business considered it a business.